Discourses on countering violent extremism: the strategic interplay between fear and security after 9/11

Smith, Benjamin K.; Stohl, Michael; al‐Gharbi, Musa

doi:10.1080/17539153.2018.1494793

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“…Furthermore, the paper discerns the problems and solutions considered important and appropriate during each of the field's five stages and illustrates how specific organisational actors were affected. Since previous literature suggests national policymaking on PTER as sensitive and reactive to different forms of institutional pressure (Crenshaw 2001, Malkki 2016, Smith et al 2019, paying attention to how PTER is framed in media can help further our understanding of when and why policymakers on different levels act the way they do. The findings also exemplify the benefits of studying the development of the field from multiple theoretical and methodological approaches, as it unlocks the potential to explore new important facets, processes and actors relating to the field's development.…”

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“…On the subject of change, terror attacks and other extremism-related events (TEEs) are identified as central (e.g. Birkland 2004, Argomaniz 2009, Hassan 2010, Spencer 2010, Brinson and Stohl 2012, Smith et al 2019. For example, Hassan (2010) notices the development of the European Union's counter-terrorism strategy being "dynamic and diverse, arising as a response to crises and evolving over time" (p. 445).…”

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Prevention of terrorism, extremism and radicalisation in Sweden: a sociological institutional perspective on development and change

Malmros

2021

European Security

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National approaches to prevent terrorism, extremism, and radicalisation have changed considerably over the last decades. Previous studies mapping these changes have primarily relied on empirical analyses of formal policy and political processes. This case-study of Sweden takes an alternative route, and analyses a dataset of 1405 Swedish newspaper articles (1985-2019) using a new institutional theory and social movement theory framework. Therethrough, the paper is able to provide new insights into the emergence and development of an institutional issue field concerned with the prevention of terrorism, extremism, and radicalisation. More specifically, the paper highlights the unstable, fragmented, dynamic and contested character of the field's development. Frames containing the problems and solutions considered most important during each of the field's five stages are identified, and the subsequent institutional and organisational consequences are discussed. The paper also considers how terror attacks and other extremism-related events impact the institutionalisation and alternation of dominant frames, and identifies the translation and development of an inclusive vocabulary as pivotal to mobilising a broad and diverse set of actors to co-produce preventive efforts.

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Prevention of terrorism, extremism and radicalisation in Sweden: a sociological institutional perspective on development and change

Malmros

2021

European Security

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“…Nesse sentido, esses autores acreditam que o contraterrorismo também deve estar envolvido em um processo de comunicação, devido ao papel fundamental da mídia na divulgação da mensagem terrorista. Assim, o contraterrorismo deve abordar a agitação pública e criar a percepção de que as pessoas estão seguras e seu modo de vida não está sob ameaça direta, combatendo o objetivo principal do terrorismo que é espalhar o medo (SMITH et al, 2018). Além disso, o contraterrorismo também deve tratar de prevenir, identificar e abordar os fatores que levaram à radicalização em primeiro lugar (GIELEN, 2017).…”

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‘Não é uma prioridade’: uma análise da prevenção do terrorismo em Portugal

Sampaio

Silva

2022

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Not a priority': An analysis of the prevention of terrorism in PortugalResumo: O objetivo deste estudo é compreender os mecanismos subjacentes às operações de luta contra o terrorismo em Portugal, com destaque para o seu quadro de prevenção. A escolha deste estudo de caso foi motivada pelo facto de Portugal, apesar de ter escapado a grandes ataques terroristas no período subsequente ao 11 de Setembro, ter de defender a sua própria estratégia de combate ao terrorismo devido ao facto de ser membro da União Europeia. Neste sentido, foram realizadas entrevistas de elite com o objetivo de determinar as componentes do quadro preventivo português no que diz respeito ao terrorismo, como está alinhado com os padrões da União Europeia e como tem prevenido diferentes formas de terrorismo. As principais conclusões deste estudo demonstram que existe um esforço negligenciável em Portugal na prevenção do terrorismo, o que se justifica pela pouca importância da ameaça terrorista em Portugal, mas também pela excessiva securitização desta questão. Este estudo oferece reflexões tanto para a pesquisa quanto para a prática.

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“…Some research attempts, though limited, examined the discourses on and surrounding extremism. For instance, Smith et al (2019) studied the construction of extremism in the U.S. media over 25 years and found that extremism has been framed as a security issue. The inappropriate use of terms such as terrorism and fundamentalism interchangeably with extremism in the press is also a significant factor in misunderstanding extremism (John Collins et al, 2002;Smith, 2007).…”

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Mining ideological discourse on Twitter: The case of extremism in Arabic

Hamdi

2021

Discourse & Communication

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Extremism has been a problematic term to define and suggests different and opposing meanings. This study explores how Twitter users conceptualize extremism in Arabic and express their opinions/arguments to construct the term. A corpus of tweets was collected from Twitter API using the word ‘تطرف أو متطرف’ in Arabic for extremist/extremism. A topic modeling algorithm was then applied to the dataset to uncover latent associated concepts underlying extremism, followed by a critical discourse analysis using Van Dijk’s Sociocognitive approach. The discursive and linguistic strategies used by Twitter users to support and justify their views of extremism were examined. The findings demonstrate an ideological influence that controls the concept of extremism, keeping it open to manipulation to serve shared interests and goals. Arab users of Twitter use extremism to promote their groups’ positive schema against others-negative schema.

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Discourses on countering violent extremism: the strategic interplay between fear and security after 9/11

Cited by 19 publications

References 31 publications

Prevention of terrorism, extremism and radicalisation in Sweden: a sociological institutional perspective on development and change

Prevention of terrorism, extremism and radicalisation in Sweden: a sociological institutional perspective on development and change

‘Não é uma prioridade’: uma análise da prevenção do terrorismo em Portugal

Mining ideological discourse on Twitter: The case of extremism in Arabic

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